Constitution Lodged

Following
the Special General meeting called in February and the update to the
club's constitution, it has been lodged with ACT Govt and been accepted
and placed on the public register. The rules now apply to the Club. A
copy of the rules can be found on the web site:Constitution Mar 2015.pdf

Thanks to Ian Albrey for his efforts in getting this finalised.

First Aider required for 25th April

Our first aid provider is unable to roster a first aider on the 25th April due to Anzac Day commitments.

Would any qualified first aider who would be able to be on duty at Dairy Flat please let the race committee know atrace.committee@actvets.cc.

Getting ready for Gunning

Just over 4 weeks to go before the Gunning Two Day event so if you are planning to race, better make sure you are in training.

If
you aren't planning to race, we are on the lookout for Marshals and
helpers to make the event a success. please let Bill Frostbillfrost@bigpond.comknow if you can assist.

Interstate Events

• Battle on the Border- Thursday 28 May to Sunday 31 MayIn
its short seven year history, the Battle on the Border has become one
of the highly sought after cycling festivals in Australia and the
largest tour on the Eastern Seaboard.Online registrationhereEnquiries tooffice@battleontheborder.com.au

RACE REPORT:

Lookout Hill Time Trial – 11th April

A
strong field of 37 riders turned up to race in the time trial event at
Lookout Hill on Saturday afternoon. There is certainly a lot of bike
bling at these events with full disc wheels, areo helmets, skin suits
and the like. Whilst the skin suits were not quite as revealing as
previous events Dom Rideaux was very bold riding around in warmups with
the top half of his suit tied around his waist with only the base layer
on top. Maybe an eye opener for the passing traffic?

In
the last couple of years there appears to be more and more areo bars
and less people riding a straight up road bike. It makes sense though
given the benefit the areo bars provide. I continue to take my hat off
to those riders on road bikes who turn up knowing they are unlikely to
make it to the podium.

Whilst
the race was on a familiar road, the turnaround points were different
on Saturday to take account of the race plan approved by TAMS. Riders
headed south to Tharwa with a turnaround point just past the base of the
first hill into town making it difficult for riders to control their
speed appropriately for the turn back up the hill. This is something the
race committee should take into account for the next time we do a
similar loop; riders did report that the turnaround should be further
into town allowing for a better rollout from the hill.

After
the Tharwa turn, riders headed north back through Lookout Hill to a
short turn approximately 1.3kms up the road. The lap finished with a
climb up Lookout Hill before repeating for a second lap. The total
distance was 24kms including two tough climbs up Lookout Hill, the last
one as riders were completely gassed pushing for the finishing line at
the car parks southerly entrance.

The
results showed that racing was mostly competitive across most grades.
Tom Hartley took A grade by 13 seconds, as did Marc Vroomans in B Grade.
Dale Kleeman had a comfortable 2 minute cushion in a small C Grade,
whilst Warwick Wilson took D Grade by 15 seconds. David Turner had more
than a minute to spare in E Grade and James Meredith won comfortably in F
Grade. Polly Templeton won G Grade with a 40 second advantage.

Thank
you to Lindsay Graham who managed the turn in Tharwa and Mike McGurgan
who managed the northern turn. With the new requirements to place
additional signage up, there is a greater load for road marshalls to
carry. Both Lindsay and Mike reported that it took approximately 30mins
to set up the signage at their respective points. This additional time
should be taken into account by marshals when turning up for their
rostered duty.

Thanks
also to Graham Hendrie for coordinating timing, and Ben Davis for
assisting riders who requested a standing start. Thanks also to Ben
McDuff who controlled traffic coming up the hill at the start of the
race.